2017 UAB Blazers football team

The 2017 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by second-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl, where they lost to Ohio.

2017 UAB Blazers football
Bahamas Bowl, vs. L 6–41 Ohio
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2017 record8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLes Koenning (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Reeves (1st season)
Home stadiumLegion Field
(Capacity: 71,594)
2017 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$  8 –0     11 –3  
FIU  5 –3     8 –5  
Marshall  4 –4     8 –5  
Western Kentucky  4 –4     6 –7  
Middle Tennessee  4 –4     7 –6  
Old Dominion  3 –5     5 –7  
Charlotte  1 –7     1 –11  
West Division
North Texas x  7 –1     9 –5  
UAB  6 –2     8 –5  
Southern Miss  6 –2     8 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –4     7 –6  
UTSA  3 –5     6 –5  
Rice  1 –7     1 –11  
UTEP  0 –8     0 –12  
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 season marked the return of UAB football after a two-year hiatus following the elimination of the program in December 2014 and its subsequent reinstatement in July 2015.[1]

Previous season

The Blazers last participated in a football season in 2014.[2] The Blazers finished the season 6–6, 4–4 C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. Following the season, the school stopped sponsoring football. However on June 1, 2015, the school announced they were beginning the process to reinstate football, and the program was reinstated for the 2017 season.[3][4]

Spring Game

The 2017 Spring Game took place at Legion Field, on April 1, at 1:00 p.m., and the Green team, composed of starters, defeated the Gold team 49–7 before 7,822 fans.[5][6]

DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 11:00 p.m.Green vs. GoldLegion Field • Birmingham, ALWABM MY68Green 49–77,822

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 p.m.Alabama A&M*
STADIUMW 38–745,212
September 92:00 p.m.at Ball State*
ESPN3L 31–5111,555
September 1611:00 a.m.Coastal Carolina*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
WBRC-TVW 30–2324,789
September 235:30 p.m.at North Texas
beINL 43–4620,142
October 73:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CUSA.TVW 23–2227,213
October 145:30 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
beINW 25–2325,309
October 215:30 p.m.at Charlotte
beINL 24–25 OT11,889
October 286:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
CUSA.TVW 30–1219,101
November 42:00 p.m.Rice
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CUSA.TVW 52–2121,224
November 116:00 p.m.at UTSA
CUSA.TVW 24–1920,076
November 183:00 p.m.at Florida*
SECNL 7–3684,649
November 2512:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 28–714,505
December 2211:30 a.m.vs. Ohio*
ESPNL 6–4113,585

[7][8]

Game summaries

Alabama A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
ALA&M Bulldogs 0 7 0 0 7
Blazers 7 3 14 14 38


at Ball State
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 3 14 7 7 31
Cardinals 7 14 17 13 51

Coastal Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 2 3 8 10 23
Blazers 13 3 7 7 30

at North Texas
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 7 15 14 43
Mean Green 10 20 7 9 46

Louisiana Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 3 0 12 22
Blazers 13 3 0 7 23

Middle Tennessee
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 10 10 3 0 23
Blazers 9 13 0 3 25

at Charlotte
1 2 3 4OT Total
Blazers 0 14 3 07 24
49ers 0 0 7 108 25

at Southern Miss
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 0 6 17 30
Golden Eagles 9 3 0 0 12

Rice
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 0 14 21
Blazers 21 21 7 3 52

at UTSA
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 14 7 0 3 24
Roadrunners 3 3 0 13 19

at Florida
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 0 0 7 7
Gators 6 13 14 3 36

UTEP
1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 7 0 0 0 7
Blazers 3 11 14 0 28

vs. Ohio–Bahamas Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 3 3 0 6
Bobcats 13 14 14 0 41

References
  1. "UAB to reinstate football for 2017 season". ESPN.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. "UAB shuts down its football program". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  3. "UAB reverses decision to drop football program". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  4. "Football never really died at UAB, even after it was killed, and now Blazers are back". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  5. "UAB's spring football game to air on TV in Birmingham". AL.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  6. "UAB starters dominate in spring football game". AL.com. April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  7. Champlin, Drew (January 26, 2017). "UAB's 2017 football schedule released". AL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  8. "2017 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
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